Welcome to the Club Anya Holiday Blog Hop! Today we are celebrating the newest stamp release at the Greeting Farm which will be available for purchase tonight at midnight CST... yeah!
If you haven't been already, head on over to the Club Anya blog to start the hop and keep referring back to it for the master hop list so you don't get lost along the way. I promise that you'll really want to make it through the entire hop because IN ADDITION to the fun awards that will be given out to a few lucky participants, ONE lucky commenter who completes the hop and then returns to Club Anya will be eligible to win tonight's ENTIRE RELEASE! Good luck! There are prizes GALORE tonight! :)
And if all that wasn't enough fun for you we also have a chat going on over at the Club Anya PCP page right now. The chatter is quick and lively and always a blast... hope to see ya there!
Ok, so I had a couple different ideas for my holiday hop card today and in the end I didn't even use a single "Christmas" TGF stamp at all... gasp!
I had the idea to create a Nutcracker themed card and right away knew that Ballet Anya would make a perfect Clara with just a few alterations to her dress. At first finding the perfect Ian to alter into the Nutcracker prince was a bit of a head scratcher but as soon as I came across Rescue Ian I knew I had a winner. All I did was wipe away his helmet and the stripes from his outfit then drew in his new costume and I love how he turned out. Now he looks ready to battle that mean ol' Mouse King! :)
Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!
Supply list:cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse and GP
paper- October Afternoon (Very Merry)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Rescue Ian and Ballet Anya), Inkadinkado (tree), Sassafras Lass (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox chestnut roan chalk ink, Versamark clear, Nick Bantock vermilion lacquer and sapmoss green
Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
Kaiser Craft pearls
Heidi Swapp edge distressor
Ranger Stickles
EK Success silver pen
Sakura clear glaze pen
machine stitching
Copic clear Spica glitter pen
Copic multiliner pens 0.1, 0.3, 0.5
Copic markers:
Nutcracker:
skin- E00, E11, R20
hair- C3, C5, C7, C9, B69
clothes- C3, C5, C7, C9, 100, R02, R05, R08, E19, B63, B66, B69, Y15, Y17, Y19, E40, E41
Clara:
skin- E00, E11, R20, BG000, E50
hair- E25, E27, E29, E59
dress- G0000, G000, G00
79 comments:
OMG!
What a fab card! Reminds me of The Nutcracker.
{hugs}
Mary aka CMCMaryD
OMG! Fabulous! Nutcracker Ian looks fantastic! Your card is like a Christmas fairy-tale! You are so talented, Amy!
BEAUTIFUL!!
As always, another great card!
OH amy...that is the CUTEST!!!!! You rock!!!
Such a gorgeous card!
Oh so wonderful and fun.
Too cute Amy!! Love this!!
Angela
Amy this is so clever!!! I adore all the amazing alterations you did! Wow, wow, wow! I love the nutcracker. My mom and grandma and I would always go to see it at this time of year. Thanks for bringing back some wonerful memeories!
Smiles,
janna
Oh Creative is this!!!!!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!!!
How did I know you would totally just rock with the altering? You are awesome!
Oh My Word what a totally fantastic card and you really ROCK creativity girl this card is stunning HuGS Kim :)
Unbelieveably adorable Amy!!!! Even my 4 year old who just went to see the Nutcraker, knew who these characters were! :)
AMAZING and clever!!! Perfect nutcracker characters!! :D
Loving this Nutcracker themed card!
Aaagh! I am jumping up and down here! Amy, you have outdone even your fabulous self with this one!! Love it!! :-)Traci
Oh man... this is AWESOME!!! Love it Amy!!
Anya looks adorable and the nutcracker is splendid!!
GORGEOUS work!!!
xxx
How cleaver to alter Ian this way!
This card is brilliant - so creative!
OHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOODNESS... What a completely Awesome idea!!! I love your Nutcracker card Amy...
Big Hugs
Lynda
Totally fantastic Amy. Love this cute Christmas card and your altering is amazing!!! Hugs!!
Totally awesome, Amy! GREAT altering!
Brilliant! Absolutely, positively brilliant! Love the sheet music background and the nested circles just really make it all pop! TFS!
Leave it to you, Miss Amy! This is MAGICAL!
Oh so cute Amy. Love the Nutcracker - so do my kids so I am guessing this will be my favourite on the hop.
mwah
Trace
Love your nutcracker Ian! So clever!
Rebecca
Fabulous!
You rock!! This is truly amazing!! Awesome!
What an adorable Nutcracker card!
OMGosh this is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love how you made Anya and Ian look soooo sweet in their outfits, perfect job on Ians tooo!!! Love them both!!!
Hugs,
Cheryl
BRILLIANT!!! These are the perfect altered Nutcraker pair!! SOOO love this!
Awsome!! They look fantastic!
Your altering is simply GENIUS, Amy!! Makes me want to see the Nutcracker again....Love your card!!
OMGoodness Amy!!! this is sooooo CUTE! LOVE the nutcracker theme and Ian is just perfect! =D
Fabulous card Amy!!!
This is a gorgeous xmas card! I love the ian and anya's you have used, tfs.
Kristy Young x
OMGosh!! Girl!! My daughter would LOVE this!! I just took her to see the Nutcrafter, for the first time!! She is 7!! I LOVE ALL of your work!! AWESOME!!
Take care!
ack!!!!! i love it!!!! you did an amazing job and i just love the nutcracker-go you!!!!!
xoxo
sarabeth
WOW! they are too perfect!
Wowza!!! You are an absolute genious! DD loves the nutcracker. I'm going to have to attempt this. Thanks for the inspiration.
Amy this is so adorable. Love it!
oh man, girl, you always blow me away with your altering!! i'm lucky if i can make the original stamp look decent. LOL
oh my gosh how talented you are..looove this idea...starting humming sugar plum fairy dance..great job.
This is fabulous!! I love everything. The "ghost" image of the tree in the background is way cool. ;)
<3 Jenn
What a creation!!Thank you for all the details
and the inspiration:-)
Ok...I just told Randi that hers was my fave card of the night. But I have to say this will have to be a tie! I LOVE the Nutcracker and Amy...you did a terrific job!! I love your alterations and the papers/embellies you chose!! SOOOO WONDERFUL!
This is just perfect- so cute and a great combination!
wow, your card is just beautiful!
Beautiful card!
hugs
Mary
Ahhh Amy....how delightful. They are so cute together and totally capture the Christmas spirit - without actually being "christmas stamps".
Gorjuss. Hugs. xxxx
Okay, love this! My daughter is doing the Nutcracker this weekend, and this card is simply perfect!
OMGosh Amy, it's totally awesome, loveeeee it! YOU ROCK GIRL!
FABULOUS IDEA!! I knew you would put up something that was so amazing it was ridiculous. :D Awesome pairing, I love Nutcracker Ian and Ballerina Anya's altered (longer) dress is fabulous.
OMG! What a brillant idea and a gorgeous card! Now Marie just needs to make this little Nutcraker Ian into a stamp for the rest of us! ;) So cute! Love it!
AMAZING! I love that little drummer boy. You and your originals never cease to amaze me. :D
Loving your creativity as always! That card is simply AWESOME!
Wow, Amy! You are just amazingly talented! Love Nutcracker and love your card!! You totally ROCK!!
I love love love the nutcracker!!!! i AM SOOOO GOING TO TRY THAT FOR MY CHRISTMas scrapbook!
Oh gosh Amy, This is sooo adorable...I wish I had been home for the fun, but I just love your creativeness...Hugs. Lisa
Such an adorable card!
Wow, that is such an amazing card Amy! love the alterations and the coloring. The whole card is beautiful.
So Pretty
Amy...This is just stunning!! Your colouring is to die for and the layout amazing!! REALLY beautiful creation!! Xx
OMG Amy!Another fab creation.This is soooo darling. I love love how you made Anya & Ian into the nutcracker theme. Great altered! You are so good at it!
this is too cute Amy!! such a fun card!
Wow, just fabulous Amy!
xx
Love your card Amy!
Hugs, Sonja xx
omgosh...so darling!!love it
WOW - amazing card
Amy this is fabulous! You rock! :) x
Absolutly stunning Amy, I just adore what you have done with Ian - you are so clever :) Kim
Your best altering job YET! And it's hard to say that b/c your stuff is so awesome ;0) Really, REALLY fantastic Amy, your cards are so inspiring every day!
Oh my gosh - that is PRECIOUS! What a great idea!!!!
Fab...you are just so clever at altering them.
Hugs
Caz
x
I am JUST NOW hopping along! LOL! But it's worth the wait. Your creations are gorgeous! Let me not forget your AMAZING alterations!!! Love them! What a way to start my morning with my cuppa joe in hand! ;)
BTW...been meaning to let you know I received your GORGEOUS Christmas card...OMG I love it! I loved it when I saw it on here and love it even MORE in person! :D It is proudly being displayed on our tree!
I just can't get over this card! I didn't have time to comment during the hop, but this is a WOW! It's like these two were meant to be the Nutcracker and Clara! HOW do you color so amazingly? Her dress truly looks like guaze material and his helmet and boots looks so shiny! AMAZING Amy!
This is totally adorable Amy!!! I love what you did and I really love the theme Sunday I took my girls to The Prarie Nutcraker Ballet so this make it even more special seeing this card wonderful job!!!!
Incredibly beautiful!
Oh gosh! This is so clever! Love love love it!
You are so clever, I just love it!
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